republic-os/legislation/us/states/vt/2021-2022/s-181.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to authorizing miscellaneous regulatory authority for municipal governments"
description: "An act relating to authorizing miscellaneous regulatory authority for municipal governments"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 181"
citation: "Vermont S 181 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jeanette White"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 57
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-01-04"
last_action: "2022-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/608b81af-c417-4515-af83-118e240c227e"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2022/1408"
source_hash: "a2393fecf45611feb89ec8cb57ec50e50cea115dda8526c9ab770988652df1ad"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-vt"]
---

# Vermont S 181 (2021-2022) — An act relating to authorizing miscellaneous regulatory authority for municipal governments

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **As Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/S-0181/S-0181%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT157/ACT157%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT157/ACT157%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/S-0181/S-0181%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/S-0181/S-0181%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Jeanette White — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2022-01-04** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Government Operations `introduction`
- **2022-03-08** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2022-03-08** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-09** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-03-09** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-09** Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31
- **2022-03-22** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2022-03-22** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-22** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-23** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-03-23** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-23** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-24** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-03-24** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-24** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-25** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-03-25** Reported without recommendation by Committee on Government Operations
- **2022-03-25** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-25** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Clarkson for Committee on Government Operations `committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2022-03-25** Reported favorably by Senator Cummings for Committee on Finance with recommendation of amendment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-25** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations amended as recommended by Committee on Finance
- **2022-03-25** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Government Operations, as amended, agreed to
- **2022-03-25** 3rd reading ordered
- **2022-03-29** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2022-03-30** Unfinished Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2022-03-31** Unfinished Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2022-03-31** Recommendation of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Clarkson, Collamore, Pollina, and White
- **2022-03-31** Pending third reading, bill amended as moved by Senator(s) Clarkson, Collamore, Pollina, and White `reading-3`
- **2022-03-31** Read 3rd time & passed `reading-3`
- **2022-04-05** Read First Time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations `introduction`
- **2022-05-02** Notice Calendar: Favorable with amendment
- **2022-05-03** Action Calendar: Favorable with amendment
- **2022-05-03** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)
- **2022-05-07** Notice Calendar: Favorable with amendment
- **2022-05-09** Action Calendar: Favorable with amendment
- **2022-05-09** Read Second time `reading-2`
- **2022-05-09** Rep. Anthony of Barre City reported for the Committee on Government Operations
- **2022-05-09** Rep. Durfee of Shaftsbury recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means
- **2022-05-09** Report of the Committee on Government Operations amended as recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means
- **2022-05-09** Rep. Anthony of Barre City moved to amend the report of the Committee on Government Operations, as amended, which was agreed to
- **2022-05-09** Report of Committee on Government Operations as amended agreed to
- **2022-05-09** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2022-05-10** Action Calendar: Third reading `reading-3`
- **2022-05-10** Read Third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2022-05-10** Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2022-05-10** House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
- **2022-05-11** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2022-05-11** House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-11** Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Balint
- **2022-05-11** House proposal of amendment; text `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-11** House proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-11** As passed by Senate and House `passage`
- **2022-05-11** Senate Message, House proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-05-11** Rules suspended & ordered delivered to Governor forthwith, on motion of Senator Balint `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-12** Delivered to Governor on May 25, 2022 `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-12** Signed by Governor on May 31, 2022 `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-12** Senate Message, signed by Governor May 31, 2022 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/608b81af-c417-4515-af83-118e240c227e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).